22 Cut and One to IR

Lelie and Norris perhaps the only surprises on cut day

The 49ers cut 22 players today and sent one to the IR. There were not really any surprises with the cuts, with the exception of maybe Moran Norris and Ashley Lelie, but most of camp and through the preseason they were both on the bubble. One other player who some were hoping would make it after a nice preseason was Thomas Clayton, but unfortunately he didn’t make the cut. He is still eligible for the practice squad however. As is Cam Colvin who I really like and hope makes it to the PS and possibly onto the roster in the near future. Here are the following players who were released.

• WR Ashley Lelie
• RB Thomas Clayton
• FB Moran Norris
• WR Jerard Rabb
• WR Cam Colvin
• WR Dominique Zeigler
• WR Robert Ortiz
• TE J.J. Finley
• OG Brian de la Puente
• OT Alan Reuber
• OT Joe Toledo
• OT Chris Patrick
• DE Walter Curry
• NT Atiyyah Ellison
• DE LaJuan Ramsey
• DE Louis Holmes
• LB Larry Grant
• LB Dennis Haley
• CB Markus Curry
• S D.J. Parker
• K/P Ricky Schmitt

Jay Moore was placed on injured reserve, which is good for the 49ers since they’ll have another chance at working with him next season and see if he can make the team then. If not injured Moore was most likely to be cut.

As for the practice squad, I’ll say Clayton, Colvin, De la Puente, Ziegler, Grant, Ellison, Toledo and Curry.